The chemical structure shown above is one variant of the ferroelectric, smectic LCE film, with the mesogen shown at the top and crosslinker at the bottom. Please click on the image for more detailed information. ref:Martin Rößle: Synthese von flüssigkristallinen Polysiloxanen und Charakterisierung der smektischen Phasen. 2004 dissertation
To make this material, the mesogen, crosslinker, and chiral center need to be synthesized. One chiral center , a chiral chlorinated carbon chain, is now commercially available.
1) Mesogen | |
2) Crosslinker | |
3) Chiral center |
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